Well today was Rad 16. The start of weeks four.
Stephanie was right. I have the Thrush.

I think one of my RO's at first thought I was getting carried away with Internet diagnosis, but when she looked it was the Thrush! Then she remembered that I had antibiotics before RT and said it is quite common when a patient has been on antibiotics.

She prescribed Nystatin and when I picked it up the pharmacy lady told me it tasted awful (as if I had any taste buds left).
Anyway just telling me it tastes awful is enough to freak me out. So yesterday the Nystatin stayed on the shelf, but today my Dietitian asked if I had taken it and she laid down the law.
Also she got on my case about not using enough Nutren since now I am not eating enough.

When I got home I took the Nystatin (then a can of Nutren). Actually I thought the Nystatin tasted quite good!

Maybe like Stephanie said, the Nystatin will kill the Thrush and re-incarnate a few taste buds and I can keep eating food for a while longer (avoiding the PEG)

My lady frog and her muck pond is now a back-burner issue. It is now all a matter of taste. Mouth remains fine, free of sores (just a few little bumps)dry mouth at night. Throat is a bit sore but I can still swallow soft stuff and I am not in any pain, but sometimes I do feel like I have been thrown under a bus

Checked on the pain patches and the RO said they can have side effects and she only uses them when Lortab and similar meds are not working. Of course right now I don't really have any pain.